Drug report doesn't tell all

January 5, 2012

EAST GREENWICH â Aside from one teen drinking party that produced 26 arrests, there's little change in the raw numbers compiled in the East Greenwich Drug Program's Mid-Year Report for the period of July 1 to Dec. 19, 2011.

However, Bob Houghtaling, town substance abuse prevention coordinator, admits he worries about a subject not reflected yet in the numbers: abuse of prescription medications.

âA lot of people are using prescription drugs,â he said, based on anecdotal evidence he's learned from frequent visits to local schools. âA lot of kids are using and abusing prescription medications, but not all of them have hit the radar yet.â

For more on this story, check out the January 5 edition of the East Greenwich Pendulum.